7-letter words containing n, i, p, c
- piscina — a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- piscine — of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- placing — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- pliancy — bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
- pnambic — (jargon) /p*-nam'bik/ (From the scene in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" in which the true nature of the wizard is first discovered: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"). A term coined by Daniel Klein <[email protected]> for a stage of development of a process or function that, owing to incomplete implementation or to the complexity of the system, requires human interaction to simulate or replace some or all of its actions, inputs or outputs. The term may also be applied to a process or function whose apparent operations are wholly or partially falsified or one requiring prestidigitization. The ultimate pnambic product was "Dan Bricklin's Demo", a program which supported flashy user-interface design prototyping. There is a related maxim among hackers: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." See magic for illumination of this point.
- pocosin — a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- pontiac — c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- popinac — huisache.
- porcine — of or relating to swine.
- porcino — Usually, porcini. cep.
- pricing — the act or an instance of setting a price for a product or service
- princox — a self-confident young fellow; coxcomb.
- psionic — of or relating to psychic powers
- puccini — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.
- puranic — any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- pycnite — an off-white to yellow variety of topaz
- pycnium — a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
- scoping — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- sculpin — any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- spacing — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- specing — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- sphenic — being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spinach — a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
- splenic — of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen: splenic nerves.
- tin cup — a cup made out of tin, especially one used by beggars to solicit money.
- typicon — the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.